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    howdy

    Hello all, My name is Tom and my mother in law has ALS, diagnosis about 2 years ago. She is currently in a nursing home. Although she is almost bedridden, we got her a powered wheelchair that she zips around in, a Quantum 600. Herein lies my question to anyone who might be able to answer it. I...
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    Frequent urination with ALS

    Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and have posted only once before. I gave a full background in my first post but will condense for this one. My mother was diagnosed with ALS in July 2006 at the age of 73. The disease has progressed rapidly because she is no longer able to walk and does not...
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    Dr.'s say it looks like mom has ALS

    A little background first and them some questions My 80 year old mother started to experience migrating joint pain right after she took the new once a month Boniva pill to prevent osteoporosis. The pain started in one foot and slowly worked it's way up the body (leaving the previously painful...
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    Parkinson's Plus - Same as ALS?

    Hi, It's been a heck of a year. We are a family of 9, 5 boys, 4 girls. Age range from 46 to 63. Two brothers. after 2 years of hell have been diagnosed with Parkinson's plus. Any other families out there dealing with this. Doctor says it is most likely hereditary and that normally that...
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    • advice age als als? bedridden communication cry diagnosed eating family friend info life meds nausea support voice weight loss women
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    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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    Battle Over

    battle over Hello everyone, My wonderful Sis lost her battle on May 31 at 4:15 in the morning. All the family were there with her. It was a long battle 3 years in total but the last 8 months she was bedridden and on bi pap24/7. Although we had battery back up for bi pap and suction machines, I...
  6. S

    Thank You

    I have never written any messages on your forum but I have been reading off and on since August 2005 when my father-in-law was diagnosied with Bulbar ALS. He passed away on Thursday March 9th at 6:30 p.m. He was at home with all his family present as this is where he wanted to be. He was on...
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    • als back bedridden bipap bulbar bulbar als family father feeding oxygen reading supplements support vent wanted
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    trach vent - hard decision

    i would appreciate any advice from PALS or CALS about ventilation. i have been discussing this withh my husband. i would like to trach. my daughters are 4 and 2 and i want to see them for aslong as i can. i dont want to wear a mask fulltime. i am on bi pap at night at the moment. my husband...
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    My Father Passed Away January 18th

    Hi, my dad was diagnosed on october 31, 2004 with als. for six months before the diagnoses no doctor could figure out what was wrong with Him. he was losing weight, losing strength and he could not breath. he had fallen down a few times for no reason. another symptom was the twitcHing of His...
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    • als bedridden bipap boston brain breathing confused dad diagnosed diaphram father feeding feeding tube hope mad muscles oxygen paralyzed questions rilutek sad scared story symptom trach twitching wanted wrong
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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